Saturn Cazimi in Aquarius/Saturnus Cazimi in Waterman
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At this very moment, Saturn is Cazimi in Aquarius, a position that is called 'being in the heart of the Sun'. The ancients compare this placement to 'a man who is raised up to sit beside the king', and in the case of Ganymedes - the mythological boy who is associated with the constellation Aquarius - you can take this very literally.
Zeus thought Ganymedes was beautiful, so he transformed himself into an eagle and plucked the boy out of the fields to be his personal 'cup-bearer' (his former staff member, Hebe, was about to get married). Ganymedes, now the 'cup-bearer' or 'water-bearer', was essentially a service worker to the gods. He was als a sex worker, for personal cup-bearing was not the only thing on Zeus' agenda. Ganymedes' name in Latin is 'Catamitus' (where the word 'catamite' derived from) is an early term for this specific kind of power-inbalanced relationship between a younger boy and an adult man in ancient Greece and Rome. This was part of the habits of Ancient Greek and Rome. The word 'catamite' is in modern usage a more general pejorative used in a homophobic way.
To save Ganymedes from the murderous rage of Zeus' wife, Zeus placed him among the stars as the constellation of Aquarius.
Saturn in Cazimi has some of the themes of the tale of Ganymedes. Usually, a planet that is Cazimi, is seen a very powerful, because the Sun is raising it to higher levels - just like Zeus did when he abducted the boy in the form of an eagle. But the Sun in Aquarius is traditionally seen as weak. It's like you get the honorable position to be immortal among the gods, but still you are their butler.
This planetary position is a good one to think about instances in your own life right now, when you are giving up your principles to appease to power, or by trying to get closer to the powerful. Maybe you'll realise that even when you'll work hard to get there, you will essentially still be (seen as, feel like) their butler. That's the bitter tale of the holy drink that Ganymedes had to pour into the gods' cups.
NL: Ganymedes, ook wel bekend als Waterman of de 'waterdrager', was de serveerder van de goden.
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'Cazimi' betekent dat een planeet superdicht bij de zon staat- waarbij de Zon symbool staat voor macht.
Saturnus in Cazimi in Waterman heeft een aantal van de thema's van het verhaal van Ganymedes, want de Zon in Waterman wordt traditioneel gezien als niet heel doeltreffend. Er zit dus een 'maar' in dit Cazimi-verhaal, dat minder blits is dan andere Cazimis. Het is alsof je de eer krijgt om onsterfelijk te worden gemaakt door de goden - om eeuwig hun butler te zijn.
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Het is een goed moment om na te denken over instanties in je eigen leven waarin je je principes opgeeft om wat je wat dichter bij de 'machtigen' te voelen. Misschien realiseer je je dat zelfs als je hard werkt om op te klimmen, je in wezen nog steeds de lakei zult voelen. Dat is het bittere verhaal van de heilige drank die Ganymedes de Waterman in de bekers van de goden schonk.
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